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The Treasure Valley is a valley in the western United States, primarily in southwestern Idaho, where the Payette, Boise, Weiser, Malheur, and Owyhee rivers drain into the Snake River. It includes all the lowland areas from Vale in rural eastern Oregon to Boise, and is the most populated area in Idaho. Historically, the valley had been known as ...
UTC−6 (MDT) Area code (s) 208, 986. The Magic Valley, also known as South Central Idaho, is a region in south-central Idaho constituting Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls counties. It is particularly associated with the agricultural region in the Snake River Plain located in the area. [1]
The Boise, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (commonly known as the Boise Metropolitan Area or the Treasure Valley) is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in southwestern Idaho, anchored by the cities of Boise and Nampa. [2] It is the main component of the wider Boise–Mountain Home–Ontario, ID–OR ...
Shoshone, Nez Perce, Idaho and Boise Counties were recognized in February 1864; Alturas County was organized the same month. In December 1864, Kootenai and Ada Counties were created; Lah-Toh County was also created at this time but was abolished in 1867. Idaho's present-day boundaries were established in 1868, and Lemhi County was created the ...
Caldron Linn, or Cauldron Linn, also known as Star Falls, is a waterfall on the Snake River in Jerome County and Twin Falls County of southern Idaho. [1] [2] Caldron Linn was a key site of the Overland Party of the Pacific Fur Company, an expedition to the Pacific Ocean led by Wilson Price Hunt. The expedition attempted to canoe down the Snake ...
The Tetons and the Snake River (photographed by Ansel Adams, 1942) shows the Snake River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Snake River is a major river in the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States. About 1,080 miles (1,740 km) long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that ...
Greater Idaho movement. As of July 2024, thirteen counties in Oregon (shown in red) had approved ballot measures in favor of Greater Idaho. The Greater Idaho movement is an effort in the United States for counties east of the Oregon Cascades [1] to secede from the state of Oregon and join Idaho. [2][3][4] It is primarily led by conservative ...
Columbia Plateau. Coordinates: 45°59′58″N 119°00′05″W. The Columbia Plateau covers much of the Columbia River Basalt Group, shown in green on this map. The Washington cities of Spokane, Yakima and Pasco, and the Oregon city of Pendleton, lie on the Columbia Plateau. The Columbia Plateau is a geologic and geographic region that lies ...